The will of fire can't save the ninja world

Daming Mansion of the Land of Fire.

Just two days have passed since the Ninja World War, and good news has been spreading frequently. However, the officials and guards entering and leaving the Daming Mansion are in a hurry and don't smile at all. There is no sign of the joy of being a victorious country.

On the contrary, it seemed like they were the ones who lost this time.

"Hokage-sama, this way."

The guard leading the way was hunched over, but his steps were slow and quick.

He spoke very softly, as if he was afraid of disturbing anything.

Minato was wearing the Hokage robe, and his face under the hat was full of helplessness.

He had just returned from the front line in Sand Hidden Village, and before he had time to arrange the affairs of the village, he was called over by the Fire Nation envoy who had set up camp in advance.

Being so anxious is definitely not a good thing.

The two of them walked through the main entrance of the Daming Mansion one after another, passing through the luxurious and luxurious inner courtyard, and not far away was the Daiming's private palace.

Before he even got close, there was a clear sound of broken porcelain coming from inside——

"The Daimyo of the Land of Rain still has the nerve to come see me?!"

"I gave him a lot of support back then to help him uncover those scum in the Land of Rain, but he didn't even last a week and ran away!"

"Waste! What a fucking waste!"

"He cannot control his own ninja village, and his power has been stolen. He - is simply a disgrace among the nobles!"

"Let him get out! And those warriors from the Kingdom of Iron, let them all get out of here!"

The daimyo's irritable voice came out unabashedly.

The guards waiting outside the palace looked at their noses with their eyes and their hearts with their noses, pretending to be dead.

The guard leading Minato in front had weak feet and his body was shaking, but he pretended not to hear anything: "Huo, Hokage-sama, the daimyo is waiting for you inside, I, I will leave first..."

After saying that, he quickly picked up the hem of his clothes and trotted away, looking very nervous.

Minato sighed secretly.

Sure enough, calling yourself here is not a good thing.

It's just that he didn't expect that the great name of the Fire Country would be so excited.

It feels as if the guillotine has been hung on the neck.

After a while, someone invited him in.

The Daimyo of the Fire Country also has ninjas around him. Although their strength is not that high, they are still at the level of jounin.

The ninja sensed Minato outside, comforted the daimyo for a while, and then personally welcomed Minato in.

As a ninja, it's hard not to have a good impression of Minato who won the war.

Even if you have never seen it, you have heard the name of yellow flash.

As ninjas as well, the servants around the daimyo knew the value of it even more.

But having a good impression is one thing. After leading him in, the three ninja attendants did not leave.

In the past, the treatment was not like this, but since the Daimyo of the Land of Water was personally killed by the ninjas of Kirigakure Village, no Daimyo dared to trust ninjas as before, even those from his own ninja village.

When Minato noticed this, he was not happy or angry: "Your Highness the Daimyo."

He cupped his hands and glanced at the daimyo whose face was still filled with anger.

The daimyo was not very old, less than fifty years old.

But after not seeing him for several years, the daimyo's black hair has become mottled, and a few strands of white can be seen.

Judging from the hair volume, it has been reduced by almost half.

What was once a dense forest now has a Mediterranean trend.

When the daimyo saw Minato, he calmed down his anger slightly and patted him on the shoulder: "We did a good job in this war. Now Konoha's status can be completely regarded as the number one in the ninja world, surpassing other ninja villages by more than one level."

This is the current fact.

Minato just wanted to be humble, but he noticed that the name and the words of praise were completely inconsistent with the indifferent eyes. He condensed in his heart and said calmly: "Konoha has suffered a lot of damage, and I'm afraid it will take a long time to repair. And there are many powerful enemies outside now.

The power of the fleeing Raikage and Uchiha Madara cannot be underestimated."

Judging from the daimyo's attitude, Konoha, which now stands out from the crowd, has made him a little afraid.

The attitude of the five major countries towards the Ninja Village has always been that of five guard dogs.

The five major countries compete with each other, but they are related by marriage inside and outside. Their ancestry is unclear, and they are not a life-or-death attitude.

Therefore, these guard dogs can be divided into strong and weak ones.

Even if the daimyo despises that his own guard dog is not strong enough, the daimyo is not afraid to hand over entrusted tasks to other ninja villages - from this point of view, we can know that the daimyo of the five major countries are not so afraid of each other.

Therefore, the five ninja villages are strong and weak, and everyone can check each other.

However, the five ninja villages really experienced a significant gap in intensity, which was not something the five daimyo were happy to see.

The daimyo did not want to recall the time when they were ruled by the First Hokage.

The first Hokage led them to a new order. Although both sides could be said to be mutually beneficial, to put it bluntly, the five major countries had embraced each other and unified the feudal lords who had been divided among themselves during the chaotic Warring States Period.

Their territory and their status have been improved as a result.

But the experience of working with the first Hokage was not good.

In particular, the first generation of Hokage did not take into account the face of the daimyo and redistributed power.

Their parents and ancestors could bear it back then, after all, it was their thigh.

But times are different now, and the five major nations don't want someone like the first Hokage to appear in the ninja world again.

What is a character like this doing?

Sweep these people into the trash heap of history, just like the defeated princes during the Warring States Period?

No, they will never allow this kind of thing!

Minato glanced at the three jonin serving beside him and sighed in his heart.

The daimyo is already suspicious.

Minato thought about reforming Konoha, but he really didn't think much about overthrowing the daimyo. (After all, in modern society, they also have this system)

"Uchiha Madara...you really need to be vigilant."

When the daimyo mentioned this, his face looked slightly strange, but he quickly ignored it and paced back and forth, "Now the war seems to be over, but the chaos is far from over. Do you know what happened in the Kingdom of Water?"

Minato nodded: "I know something."

The information about the Kingdom of Water has always been on his mind.

After all, this is Uchiha Miya's attempt.

On the other side of the Country of Rain, Yu Ye took a slightly gentler approach, but it seems that it has not yet come to fruition due to the obstruction of the Rain Hidden Village.

But over in the Kingdom of Water, it was Yu Ye's simple and crude attempt.

Minato has always been concerned about the future development of the Water Kingdom.

Judging from the information collected so far, there is no such thing.

The Kingdom of Water did not collapse, but it did not prosper either.

After Gouji lost his warehouse and killed the daimyo, the original team of Water Country maintained for a period of time.

At present, it is said that reforms have begun and certain ideas have been spread, but the most important thing is that many schools have been built and many factories arranged by the Iron Kingdom have been taken over.

Education and work are not effects that can be seen in a short time.

It will take at least two to three years, or even ten years, to know whether the Water Kingdom is taking the right path and whether it will be effective.

But the focus of the Fire Kingdom daimyo is not on the next development of the Water Kingdom.

He was even a little scared to see the future situation of the Kingdom of Water.

Because the rise of coastal cities downstream of Xianyin Island in the Iron Kingdom can already explain something.

At least, they will never be as poor as before, or even prosper rapidly.

As a daimyo from the Fire Country who is somewhat practical, he has this basic judgment.

So the problem now is before him: The Kingdom of Water must not be allowed to continue to develop, and other countries must not be allowed to make the same mistakes!

If the people are allowed to see another better way of development, for him and the nobles, it will be ten or a hundred times worse than losing the Ninja War!

"I heard that you have a good relationship with Uchiha Miya?"

The daimyo stopped and suddenly looked sideways.

Minato remained silent and did not answer.

The daimyo looked at him and didn't speak for a long time.

It seemed that after weighing for a long time, the Daimyo calmed down the atmosphere and said: "Let's not talk about the nonsense abroad for now. Let's talk about what the Fire Country will do now. I mean, if we use a factory with division of labor like Uchiha Oya

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Minato thought for a while and decided to tell the truth: "Konoha sent people to inspect it, and their clear division of labor can indeed greatly improve the efficiency of the factory. Moreover, each worker focuses on a single detail, and the learning cost will be reduced countless times. In addition,

In terms of scheduling and distribution of raw materials, everyone performs their own duties. Taken together, it is not something that traditional industries can resist."

The daimyo raised his head and sighed: "Uchiha Yuya is indeed a genius in this regard. The same is true for reform in reality, and in business."

He turned back and continued to look at Minato: "Since you have inspected it, bring someone over to Daming Mansion. I will make reference later."

Minato felt faintly unhappy, but he couldn't refuse.

The daimyo was determined and wanted to compete with Konoha for food.

Holding the economy in your hands is like holding a dog leash...

Minato couldn't help but think of something Yuya had said accidentally when he was in school.

Yes, from the perspective of commissioned tasks and commercial operations, although the Daming Palace of the Fire Country does not have the power to compete with them, the lifeblood of the economy has always been in the hands of the Daming Palace.

Minato wanted to see if he could generate revenue for Konoha without the daimyo paying attention, but now it seems that he underestimated the daimyo's sense of smell in this regard.

In other words, this aspect has always been what daimyo pays most attention to.

It's about their control over the Ninja Village.

For a moment, Minato didn't actually want to agree.

But his childhood education prevented him from finding a reason for a while.

The daimyo, who had taken the initiative, finally felt better and sat down with Minato to talk about many issues regarding the new factory.

He believes that the Iron Kingdom still has weaknesses, such as construction costs and labor costs, and the Fire Kingdom can definitely make a fuss in this regard.

Minato listened and didn't express any further opinions.

In fact, he also observed that the workers in the Iron Kingdom were not simply hard laborers.

For example, senior engineers are all students from Xianyin Island.

For example, Xianyin Island has now begun training workers and increasing related education efforts.

But now, what's the use of saying it?

These have nothing to do with Konoha...

Thinking of this, Minato couldn't help but feel frightened.

He actually has the idea that Konoha has little to do with the Land of Fire...

He couldn't help but sigh secretly.

This probably explains why the Fire Country Daimyo is so anxious.

What Yu Ye did in the Kingdom of Iron, the Kingdom of Rain, and the Kingdom of Water seemed to only cause panic in other countries, and the spread of those ideas had not yet reached them.

But in fact, ever since he killed the Daimyo of the Land of Water, the influence of that thought has been unknowingly in everyone's hearts.

Even Minato was no exception. He didn't even notice that he was affected unless he suddenly reflected.

This is like a god.

As long as a god dies at the hands of a mortal, even if the power of the god remains, he will no longer be the unblasphemous being he once was in the hearts of everyone.

Because it has been killed.

Minato didn't listen carefully to what the daimyo said next because he was distracted.

A whole afternoon passed before it was time to retire.

But before he left, the daimyo, who had been harmonious because of the business talks, suddenly stopped him: "Minato, if you take action against the Iron Kingdom, when do you think the right time is right?"

Minato, who had been confused by the daimyo's question for a long time, suddenly woke up and muttered: "At least not in the past few years. Konoha needs to recuperate."

The daimyo nodded without comment and waved his hand to let him leave.

After Minato left, the daimyo sat down and meditated for a long time, unable to see any joy or anger.

After a long time, he raised his hand to signal the attendant to leave.

The daimyo suddenly changed his face and hit the armrest with his fist: "How many years? How far has the Iron Kingdom developed in the past few years? The Kingdom of Rain is about to change, and the Kingdom of Water can't wait to become a lawless land! How many years? Haha

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"Konoha needs to rest, what a good excuse!"

"Even in Konoha now, who in the entire ninja world can stop it?"

"He clearly doesn't want to go! He just wants to delay it!"

He was breathless from scolding, picked up the cold tea, took a sip, and quickly dropped it.

And in the shadow of Daming Mansion, someone came out and said jokingly: "Didn't he say that? There are enemies like Uchiha Madara out there."

The daimyo was not surprised by the visitor. He was a little wary, but he still said angrily: "You can still joke at this time, as expected of you. Madara, you have expected this result?"

The person who appeared next to the daimyo was Uchiha Madara.

He smiled and said, "Isn't this obvious? Those people in Konoha value bonds more than anything else."

The daimyo sneered: "That means it's more important than daimyo and loyalty?"

Uchiha Madara sat down leisurely, "It's obvious."

The daimyo calmed down and said after a long silence: "It seems that Konoha has other ideas. If it were you, solving Senyin Island wouldn't be a problem, right?"

Even though they had never met before, the daimyo obviously knew the story of Uchiha Madara.

After all, this man, and the first Hokage, were the ones who helped his fathers gain the status of daimyo of the Land of Fire. They were the ones who gained such wealth and expanded the map several times.

Even from Konoha's perspective, Uchiha Madara is a proper rebellious ninja.

But in the eyes of the daimyo, they are all the same, just ninjas.

He cares more about interests than positions.

Uchiha Madara said: "Destroying Senyin Island is not a big problem, but the more important thing is to eliminate Uchiha Yuye, isn't it?"

Just like the situation in the Iron Kingdom, if the Earth explodes, countless factories will go bankrupt.

It is estimated that Uchiha Miya was concerned about this and began to disperse the factories, moving many to the Kingdom of Water.

The daimyo frowned and heard other meanings: "You mean, even you can't kill that Uchiha Yuya?"

Madara did not shy away from it: "I am an old man. Uchiha Yuya and his two women are not that easy to solve. Unless I can return to my prime."

The daimyo heard the meaning of bargaining and endured his discomfort and said: "Then what do you want to do?"

Uchiha Madara tapped his fingers on the table and said with a smile: "First of all, it is naturally a matter of funding, and there is also the issue of experimental research. In addition, the existence of Konoha as a snake and a mouse is also an obstacle to the fight against the Iron Kingdom and needs to be solved."

When the daimyo heard this, he couldn't help but hesitate: "Over there in Konoha, how far do you want to go?"

Konoha is indeed too powerful now and it does not feel safe for the daimyo.

Uchiha Madara said: "At least let them have no energy to interfere with my affairs. Don't worry, I won't leave you without ninjas to use. You and I have a mutually beneficial relationship. If you give money and information about Konoha, I will naturally give you ideas.

need."

The daimyo glanced at Uchiha Madara's young face and nodded.

There is a certain temptation for him to stay young forever. After all, as he gets older, some things are indeed impossible.

But he is willing to seek skin from Uchiha Madara and Tiger, and more importantly, he values ​​Uchiha Madara's hope of eternal life.

Eternal life, attacking Uchiha Yuye, this is the basis for his willingness to cooperate with Uchiha Madara.

"It's easy to talk about money."

"Information about Konoha... I will arrange for someone to go there and get the most detailed information."